Bell Brokerage Co. v. Quintero

ERVIN, Judge.

Bell Brokerage Company appeals from an award of compensation benefits in which the judge of compensation claims (JCC) increased the amount of claimant’s average weekly wage (AWW) to include the value of damaged food stuffs and manufacturers’ food samples, and the value of the company car that claimant used for personal as well as business purposes. We approve the JCC’s order as it pertains to the company car, but reverse that portion of the order that includes the value of food items in claimant’s AWW.

Claimant, Roberto Quintero, was formerly a salesman for food broker Bell…